California Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami Response Plan
US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IX, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, September 2013
1,000+ fatalities
1,500 injured
28,000 structures damaged/destroyed
21,000 residents in tsunami inundation zone
17,000 tourists in tsunami inundation zone
24,000 displaced households
60,000 displaced residents
51,000 individuals requiring evacuation
35,000 individuals requiring mass care sheltering
74,000 expected to shelter in place, requiring bulk supplies
“Post-CSZ shelter capacity, in terms of space to house disaster survivors, is expected to accommodate only 22% of those requiring shelter space.”
Throughout the CSZ impact area (not just California), “as much as 10 million tons of debris will be generated by the event, and no landfills exist in the region.”
Surviving Cascadia 